Tag Archives: gmail

Android tip: Use GMail filters & labels to keep your inbox clean!

Posted on December 11, 2009 by slacy

One problem you might find if you send all your e-mail to your phone is that you’re constantly getting the “new e-mail” notification, and that means it becomes sort of useless, and you’ll begin to ignore your inbox (again). The … Continue reading →

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Android tip: Manage your contacts online via your Google account

Posted on December 10, 2009 by slacy

When you activated your Android phone, you had to provide a “Google Account” to sync it to.  Generally, this is an @gmail.com address, but could actually be any google-provided account, for example, if you use Google Apps for your Domain, … Continue reading →

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Archiving GMail without using fetchmail

Posted on July 30, 2009 by slacy

Thanks Paul and Greg for the advice on backing up my GMail account.  Although fetchmail seems to work for some users, there are a couple of easier to use scripts out there. Paul pointed me at Matt Cutts’ great blog … Continue reading →

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Archiving your Google Apps for your domain mail.

Posted on July 29, 2009 by slacy

There are many guides to using fetchmail to backup your gmail account, but I use Google Apps For Your Domain to host my mail.  So, I needed to craft up a slightly modified version of the fetchmail commandline: $ fetchmail … Continue reading →

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